Re: Going to TED, purrs needed

"Winnie" <wwl10@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:7ee2a2ee-112b-4018-964a-cf2c64b49df8@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>I am taking Rusty to the TED in about an hour. Rusty has been losing
> weight. He also
> has some gastrointestinal problems with frequent pooping of soft
> stools. Twice he made
> a loud awful yowl that really scared me, following by vomiting a small
> amount of clear fluid,
> kind of like human spit. I have been feeding him a bit more. But I
> think he may have
> some digestive problem which hinder his nutrient abosrption.
>
> I had a nighmare last week in which TED told me Rusty has to be PTS. I
> hope it is not a
> bad omen. Needless to say, I am very worried about him. Rusty's
> health has never been
> robust with a history of urinary blockages since he was 2. He looks so
> skinny now and I can feel his ribs easily. He is a senior cat at age
> 14 and maybe older cats don't absorb nutrients as well, just like
> older humans.
>
> Please purr that there is nothing seriously wrong with Rusty. I am
> thinking it may be just
> from all the hair he ingested that irritate his bowel. That was what
> happened to him some years ago. Rusty has been shedding a lot. This is
> the shedding season. I have been giving him canned pumpkin for
> hairball and bru****ng and combing him. I don't think what he vomited
> out were hairballs as they were clear fluid.
> I hope it won't cost me a small fortune at TED's like the last visit.
>
> Winnie
>

Purring for it to be nothing serious.

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